Sunbirds

Seductive and unusual * Daily Mail * Immersive, atmospheric, and beautifully written * Irish Examiner *Vivid and packed with emotion, this assured debut about a mother searching for her son will take you on a journey to the ragged landscape of the Himalayas * Women’s Weekly *A thought-provoking ode to motherhood * Scots Magazine *A marvellous read - pin-sharp on motherhood and finding yourself as an older woman. By the end, I was as reluctant to leave India as any of the characters – Sally Magnusson, author of MUSIC IN THE DARKA poignant and beautifully-written novel about the expectations of families, the weight of love and the grief of loss. Sunbirds moves easily between the familiar and the otherworldly, questioning whether you can ever truly write your own story – Emma Flint, author of OTHER WOMENA fantastically assured and evocative debut … A novel at once lyrical and meditative, propulsive and thrilling – Emylia Hall, author of THE SHELL HOUSE DETECTIVESHumane and understated, it creeps up on you, this novel, in the best way, all while being completely gripping – Lauren Brown, author of HANDSThis finely crafted story boasts huge emotional power * Best *

Penelope Slocombe was raised in Scotland by an Australian mother, her childhood was split between the Findhorn Foundation, a New Age community near Inverness, and its satellite community on a tiny Hebridean island where sheep outnumbered people ten to one. She now lives in London with her husband and two children. Sunbirds is her first novel.